I'm still getting disc read error with my DVD-RW, I'm about to give up =(

[mud ver.2]

v.4 PS2
Magic 3 clone
pioneer 104, fw 1.31
RecordNow Max 4.10

I picked up a TDK dvd-rw disc today. Burned Gran Turismo 3 on it, no luck. All I get is a disc read error. I followed the tutorial.

I used a cleaning cd, no luck. I tried adjusting the laser azimuth, no luck. Put the PS2 up on its side, cleaned it, tried to boot it, no luck.

I'm giving up. Unless someone here lives in southern California, USA, and can let me borrow a known working DVD backup to try on my PS2, I'm deeming my chip bogus. I'll check the install one more time.